English adjectives 3 Flashcards
Funny and clever
Witty
Quickly
Swift
Involved in a difficult situation
Mired
consisting of a mixture of various things that are not usually connected with each other
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Miscellaneous
Something that has a great influence on many people or things
Far-reaching
producing or describing a quick, strong pain that makes you feel like you have been cut/sby who speaks or acts in a severe and angry way that can hurt other people
Sharp
used for describing a feeling that is so strong that it cannot be satisfied
unquenchable (thirst/desire)
(of plans or people) silly or not practical
Harebrained
not expressing or showing intelligent thought or purpose
Collocation
vacuous (remark/question/expression/smile)
if something, such as a feeling or temperature, is extreme
(especially of a criticism or story) very powerful and emotional or criticizing someone or something very strongly.
Searing
A searing pain shot up her arm.
The race took place in the searing heat.
The article is a searing attack on government mismanagement.
a searing tale of love and hate
worrying (US old-fashioned or formal)
worrisome
bright and shiny from being cleaned
gleaming
unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening
incongruous
taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens
proactive
not working or being used/ without any particular purpose/lazy and not wiling to work/jobless/not busy
idle
treating something holy or important without respect
sacrilegious
officially having the named position
incumbent
Something, especially a gas or other substance, that is poisonous or very harmful
noxious
pleasing and satisfying
gratifying
sth that cause someone or something to be considered less valuable or important
devaluating
Sth that is easily damaged or broken
fragile
used to say that someone is strong, brave, determined, and difficult to defeat or frighten
indomitable
Closed.
Sealed.
Extremely cold.
Bone-chilling.
The air at that altitude was extremely bone-chilling.
present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place.
Pervasive.
The influence of Freud is pervasive in this book.
noisy, energetic, and rough.
Boisterous.
expressing opinions strongly and demanding attention or action.
Forceful.
strong and clear, without any possibility for doubt.
Emphatic.
very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted.
Conspicuous.
just beginning.
Incipient.
Ancre/someone or something that gives support when needed.
Anchor.
